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- base-passwd for Debian
- ----------------------
-
- This package supplies the "master" copies of /etc/passwd and /etc/group,
- in /usr/share/base-passwd. It also supplies the utility "update-passwd",
- which automatically makes sure that uids and gids in the 0-99 range on
- your system are consistent with the Debian master copies. This means
- that all entries in the masterfiles in that range have to be present on
- your system, and only those entries. The reason for not allowing other
- entries is that Debian reserves that range for future use.
-
- All packages assume that the users and groups listed in those
- master-files are always present on a system. If they are not present for
- some reason they may break unexpectedly. To ensure your system is
- correct you can use the update-passwd utility to check it and optionally
- make the necessary changes.
-
- There are some exceptions to this:
- * root is never removed or changed. If it doesn't exist a root account will
- be added though.
- * the home directory for the ftp user is preserved, and it is neither added
- nor removed automatically since this can affect how FTP daemons handle
- anonymous access
- * the home directory for the www-data user is preserved
- * if a user or group exists but with an uid outside our reserved range
- we don't change it
-
- The following uid/gid pairs have been allocated in the static range
- 60000-64999. They are created by their respective packages. This is the
- registry of allocations.
-
- Reserved uids:
- uid | name | description
- ------+-----------+---------------
- 63434 | netplan | netplan
- 64000 | ftn | fidogate
- 64001 | mysql | mysql-server
- 64005 | tac-plus | tac-plus user
- 64010 | alias | qmail alias
- 64011 | qmaild | qmail daemon
- 64012 | qmails | qmail send
- 64013 | qmailr | qmail remove
- 64015 | qmailq | qmail queue
- 64016 | qmaill | qmail log
- 64017 | qmailp | qmail pw
- 64020 | asterisk | asterisk
- 64025 | vpopmail | vpopmail
- 64030 | slurm | slurm-llnl package
- 64035 | hacluster | heartbeat
-
- Reserved gids:
- gid | name | description
- ------+-----------+---------------
- 63434 | netplan | netplan
- 64000 | ftn | fidogate
- 64001 | mysql | mysql-server
- 64005 | tac-plus | tac-plus group
- 64010 | qmail | qmail
- 64020 | asterisk | asterisk
- 64025 | vchkpw | vpopmail group
- 64030 | slurm | slurm-llnl package
- 64035 | haclient | heartbeat
-
- (Next uid/gid allocation: 64040.)
-
- You *may not* use any uids or gids in the 60000-64999 range without *first*
- requesting an allocation from base-passwd@packages.debian.org and waiting
- for confirmation that the allocation has been granted.
-